GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

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sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
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striatedmarked with striations or striae
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon